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Modern Warfare 3 Grosses One Billion Dollars in 16 Days

Which breaks the entertainment record set by James Cameron's Avatar in 2009.

As expected, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has been a massive success for Activision. Like past installments, the game has grossed in the billions; however, Modern Warfare 3 has managed to reach the mark faster than any other. In just 16 days, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has made $1 billion. This surpasses a record set by James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar, which grossed $1 billion in 17 days. This data is according to Charttrack and retail customer information.

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Sledgehammer Hiring for New Call of Duty

Wanted: One Employee For The Biggest Franchise In Video Games.

A job listing on Gamasutra reveals that Sledgehammer Games is looking for a Senior Online Engineer for work on an upcoming title in the Call of Duty series. It is unknown what the next installment in the franchise will be but some rumors suggest a sequel to Black Ops. The listing originally redirected to Activision's site but that has been pulled, although the job listing remains.

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Infinity Ward Bans 1600 Modern Warfare 3 Cheaters

The Ban Hammer taketh away...

Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling announced on Twitter that over 1600 bans have been given out to those who cheat in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The bans were issued to stop "Any attempt to cheat, hack, or glitch" the game.

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UPDATE: "Irate" Customer Threatens Best Buy Employees, Responds

Man threatens employee after messing up his Modern Warfare 3 pre-order.

In now the second story about Modern Warfare violence, a man in Colorado became very angry after his local Best Buy screwed up his Modern Warfare 3 pre-order. Lomorin Sar, a 31-year-old man, started asking employees what time they were done working so he could shoot them in the parking lot as they left. Then, for good measure, he threatened to blow up the store.

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